Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-27
PARAMOUNT COLLEGE.
The Largest and Most COmpre-
henSive Ladies' Institute
West Of the Mis-
SiSS1ppi
D description Of the BuildinR-Board OF
Trustees-The Liberal Endow-
ments-Advants2es AS
to Location.

The above Is the cut of the Fairmouut col
20. which as has been stated will be LOCATED
| n ear the corner of Seventeenths street snd Hill
side avenue The cut gives a west and south
view The tower is Oh the west front ovel
the Main entrance Tho carriage entranc.
is on the south front In the back grouno
east of the main building can be seen 4
building which will he used for boarding
house and laupdry and in which will b.
-ecured for heating all the buildings belong
ing to the institution. South Of the buldin,
site has been reserved for the conservatory
If music. On the north another site has
been reserved for library In the ,maiI
uilding these two departments will bt
located for some time.
Running back from the south and north
side OF the main buildings will be the dor.
mitories, facing on Seventeen and Eth
zenith streets. The building directly eas
f the main building will be two stories
high Nth basement. In the latter will b.
kitchen, laundry aud boiler room. On the
first floor Will be the dinirg hall and III,
third floor will be divided into bed rooms TO
the help
As will be seen from the above cut, tn,
idea of the directors conc rning the plan O.
he building, as published some months ago
oas prevailed. Being only three stories high,
18th basement, but little trouble will be exc
perienced in laboriBx up AID down stat:
Ways. This idea Is of I'll, newer class, and il
being adopted by the builders of most femal
Institutions Of these days, where au eye TO
the useful has no ii, tie influences.
The building ha, a west front Of one hun
1.d and twent. two feet and 4 south from
4 one hundred and fourteen feet. In tie
bass m-nt are eight music rooms which have
y west front and occupy the full length Of
he building. Each is seventeen and one
"alf feet deep. On the south is the laboratory,
h.mics! lecture room and professors room
which occupies a space 24xtO ieet Adjoin-
ing on the east is the museum, v hich include S
The circular portion OF III. south wing. The
'emainder OF The basement is OCCUPIED by
toilet rooms, store rooms and space for
team coils
In letter to the hoard (, ON the Chicago
4, chitetS, Patton & Fisher, it il advised to
Use fans for ventilation In doing 50 ali tie
heating coils necessary for the man build
ing con be placed in the basement
10 Is claimed that bet
Ter ventilation is gained than
from any other plan. The system has been
Introduced III ma jo,ity Of the school build
nss lately BUTT IN CT irego. The architects
calm 10 have thoroughly investigated the
subject andcan recommer les u,e bscaus,.
If its giving perfect satisfaction and is 70,
rxpensive. The board have examined the
plan and We're favorably impressed. 1t has
besn decided 70 aoopt the system The faus
viii te driven by steam
The building will be supplied with pas
Sense' elevator, which will ser Va both pupils
and public III reaching the observatory A
age 1ank will lie placed oil he upper floor.
from which water Will b- secured for all the
buildings aud also for runniug tue elevstor.
from The main entrance OF the building il
hallway twenty feet wide. The hall
fr' M the carriage entrance is twelve
lee, vice. Isnm~dist-iy seuth IF the mai.
entrance and fro1t ny the west is the
reception room which is 22x25 fet. Adioin
ing it on the soutl is the parlor 27xo4 feet.
The c'Trespo dig space north If the main
hall is occupied by Two class rooms. Near
the c.nter Of the main hal is the platform
stair case which encircles the elevat r.
Class rooms occupy the northeast part of
the tr-t fiocr. In the south wing is the,
Library and reading room 1t is we'll lighted,
there Icing two double windows on porth
and south sides There is circular verandah
adjoining the library on TIE east L, can par
tally be seen from tie cut
Over the RECEIPT on r,,o,n on the second
floor i the secretary's Office, whicn IS
SsA4 Feet. Adjoining it on the
south is tho physical lecture room.
ssxA fest The spsc. immediately no. ID o.
tire secr-taryS. sace viii be use fur cia-s
rooms In the south wing o. the eu:iiIng Is
thecaAlel which is lighted by six La Se
double .infows. Is ii iox4s teet and Las a
cau,cisy Of Ave huu.i,ed The puipi. piat-
form. cheir 49, pip. gan viii os In rts
east side Ut the A.L ih- h.li. Ut the second
Nor carrespood sith those OF tee nrst, Civ
inx gooi lighting and ves,tusting ia-iLti.s.
All tho n"rth ~ins "t tne thru 'i.r q
b used for the ssymns-,.i,n +. All lie SIX
IS te-t ~sih high c-I. n ard .quippst with
~ n'si-Tn ai.p;innS,--. E,rrei.ss.- under
tbs tower - .hs ii.s4s !. .o-s - "a In The